INFERTILITY

Infertility refers to an inability to conceive after having regular unprotected sex. Infertility can also refer to the biological inability of an individual to contribute to conception, or to a female who cannot carry a pregnancy to full term.

AGE

a woman’s fertility starts to drop after she is about 32 years old, and continues doing so. A 50-year-old man is usually less fertile than a man in his 20s (male fertility progressively drops after the age of 40).

SMOKING

smoking significantly increases the risk of infertility in both men and women. Smoking may also undermine the effects of fertility treatment. Even when a woman gets pregnant, if she smokes she has a greater risk of miscarriage.

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION

a woman’s pregnancy can be seriously affected by any amount of alcohol consumption. Alcohol abuse may lower male fertility. Moderate alcohol consumption has not been shown to lower fertility in most men, but is thought to lower fertility in men who already have a low sperm count.

BEING OBESE OR OVERWEIGHT

in industrialized countries, overweight/obesity and a sedentary lifestyle are often found to be the principal causes of female infertility. An overweight man has a higher risk of having abnormal sperm.

EATING DISORDERS

women who become seriously underweight as a result of an eating disorder may have fertility problems.

NOT EXERCISING

leading a sedentary lifestyle is sometimes linked to lower fertility in both men and women.

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIs)

(STIs) – chlamydia can damage the fallopian tubes, as well as making the man’s scrotum become inflamed. Some other STIs may also cause infertility.

EXPOSURE TO SOME CHEMICALS

some pesticides, herbicides, metals (lead) and solvents have been linked to fertility problems in both men and women.

MENTAL STRESS

studies indicate that female ovulation and sperm production may be affected by mental stress. If at least one partner is stressed it is possible that the frequency of sexual intercourse is less, resulting in a lower chance of conception.

Infertility can be treated with a change in lifestyle too. Being alkaline helps you to become more fertile, hence adopting an alkaline lifestyle is the easiest, safest and most permanent way to become fertile.